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The Leonard Lopate Show / April 30, 2004

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Friday, April 30, 2004
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    The Pentagon’s New Map

    Thomas Barnett, a professor and senior military analyst for the U.S. Naval War College, knows the workings of the Pentagon and State Department, and he’s here to explain how he thinks the U.S. should deal with increasing security threats. He believes that Americans have a responsibility to create a better world, and that globalization is the best way to achieve that. Then filmmakers Tareque and Catherine Masud talk about their new film, "The Clay Bird". It’s set in 1960s East Pakistan, in the years leading up to Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan. And a discussion with soprano Dawn Upshaw on being the first vocal artist to be featured in a Carnegie Hall "Perspectives" Series.

Thomas Barnett

Thomas Barnett’s word for globalism is "connectedness." He’s the author of The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the 21st Century.

» Visit Thomas Barnett’s web files at the U.S. Naval War College

The Clay Bird

The Clay Bird was originally banned in Bangladesh, and has since become the first Bangladeshi film to be considered for an Academy Award. Tareque and Catherine Masud are filmmakers based in Dhaka.

» Visit the Masud’s website

Dawn Upshaw

Dawn Upshaw talks about her new status as a "Perspectives" artist at Carnegie Hall. She’s a favorite partner of many contemporary musicians and stage directors, including Richard Goode, the Kronos Quartet, and Esa-Pekka Salonen.

» More about Dawn Upshaw
» Visit Carnegie Hall’s website

Bill Richardson on Diplomacy

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New Mexico governor Bill Richardson will be joining Obama’s cabinet as Commerce Secretary. You can hear him talk about his experience in foreign policy and diplomacy on the Lopate Show in April 2007.

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Plaxico Burress on the Lopate Show

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NY Giants star Plaxico Burress is in the headlines this week for his self-inflicted gunshot wound. You can hear him on the Leonard Lopate Show in July 2008 talk about his life on and off the football field, and what it was like to win the 2007 Super Bowl.

Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System

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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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Listen to President-Elect Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.

Guest Picks

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Find out surprising facts about some recent guests on the Leonard Lopate Show. Check out our Guest Picks section! Did you know that football star Herschel Walker loves Judge Judy, Laurie Anderson is a big fan of agility training for dogs, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi likes Johnny Depp?